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Industry fund welcomes new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
A $10 billion industry superannuation fund announced the appointment of a new chief executive to lead its next phase of growth. Sydney-based Local Government Super is welcoming David Smith to the top role. He succeeds Peter Lambert, who resigned in ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
Several Australian superannuation funds have been included in the ranks of the world's largest pension funds, recording a 9.1% increase in growth. Research provided by Willis Towers Watson shows that of 300 pension funds listed, 16 Australian funds ...

Beware creative debt packaging: Robeco

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
In this low volatility environment, it's important not to fall into the trap of chasing yields and creatively packaging debt again - reminiscent of the lead up to the Global Financial Crisis, a fixed income expert says. Robeco Singapore fixed income ...

APRA issues warning to underperforming super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is pressing ahead with its aim to remove the superannuation industry of underperforming funds, penning a warning letter to all RSE licensees to shape up or ship out. In the letter APRA deputy chair Helen ...

Young Aussies driving sharemarket

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
Younger Australians are developing a greater understanding of fundamental investment principles as record numbers of Generation Z and Y investors embrace domestic shares in order to build wealth. According to new insights from nabtrade, in the 12 months ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
More than sixty major financial services institutions are supporting marriage equality in the lead up to the highly anticipated postal survey on same-sex marriage. Financial services businesses ranging from superannuation funds AustralianSuper and HESTA ...

Liquidnet promotes Australian leader, names successor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
Liquidnet's former head of Australia, Tristan Baldwin, recently relocated to Hong Kong following his promotion as regional head of sales for Asia-Pacific. Joining the global institutional trading platform as its new head of Australia is Murrough O'Brien. ...

Executives must think beyond the technical

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
Transitioning from a technical to a leadership role is challenging for financial services executives who overlook the broader soft skills to be effective leaders. CommInsure chief financial officer and chief actuary Jennifer Lang says executives may ...

Advice demand lags behind SMSF growth

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
The number of self-managed superannuation funds with unmet financial advice needs is at record highs, and yet this is not translating to greater use of financial advice, with trustees citing difficulty in finding advisers who can meet their needs. Research ...

Contribution caps cause SMSF cash surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Reduced contribution limits caused a significant upswing in self-managed superannuation fund cash allocations in the 2017 financial year, according to SuperConcepts research. As at June 30, the average SMSF comprised 19.8% cash (up from 18%), 12% fixed ...